The Millennial Bookshelf

BOOKS THAT EVERY MILLENNIAL HAS READ

1.  Harry Potter

This one is pretty obvious, right? This series made its mark on many generations, establishing itself as not just a children’s book series. Although the most obvious theme running through this series is magic, there are strong themes of friendship, racism, loyalty, trust, love and so many more that stay with you long after you finish reading it. This series created an entire world in such detail that it could act as an escape forever.

2.       Percy Jackson

This one faded out pretty quickly, but something it managed to do was rope in the interests of an entire generation, and get them interested in mythology and its little intricacies. It managed to provide us with information about the Greek gods we never knew before and Rick Riordan even went further with other books about Roman and Egyptian mythology.

3.       The Hunger Games

Themes like the abuse of power, like fighting for protection, like poverty, friendship, family, all play a significant role in this series too, and stayed with us long after we finished it. While the major ongoing argument was Gale vs Peeta, people often forgot to realise that the main aim of the protagonist’s was to protect her sister, Primrose.

4.       The Inheritance series

Anyone who says that this series didn’t break their heart is lying to you, and you know it. This series was written so, so wonderfully that even if the readers disliked the plot or the way it ended (it’s understandable), they were all impressed by Paolini’s style of writing. It highlighted what growing up under pressure felt like (in an exaggerated way, of course).